Our Mission

OIA is a non profit public benefit corporation organized for charitable, educational, cultural and literary purposes. OIA sponsors and facilitates programs that are aimed to foster the Armenian spirit, traditions and culture with the aim to preserve and enhance Armenian life in order to ensure the survival of the Armenian Nation. Specifically, OIA promotes education through scholarships as well as a variety of programs designed to educate the youth and adults in the history, culture and heritage of the Armenian Nation in general; the rich heritage and the memory of the Constantinople Armenian culture in particular.OIA takes part in social action, fundraising and related community activities in synergy with other Armenian organizations to maintain a vibrant community that preserves the Armenian identity in Los Angeles and beyond.